Keewatin Channel Bridge Two Lanes Open for Holiday Travel

Please be advised that starting Tuesday, December 23, 2025, to Sunday, January 4, 2026, the Westbound lane of the Keewatin Channel Bridge will reopen for holiday travel. 

Both Westbound and Eastbound lanes will be open during this time. 

Load restrictions remain in place at 8,500 pounds (3,855 kilograms) per vehicle. Commercial vehicles over this limit must use the Highway 17A Bypass. 

Emergency vehicles and buses are permitted to cross the bridge with the flow of regular passenger traffic, although no more than one emergency or bus may be on the bridge at the same time. When multiple are crossing, these vehicles are to cross only after the preceding vehicle has passed the high mid-point of the bridge.

Motorists are reminded to follow posted signage, exercise caution and patience, yield to emergency vehicles, and drive to weather and site conditions.

Thank you for your continued patience and cooperation during this major capital project.